tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post3654320592929530755..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: The Supermarket Chronicles - Part 3 -obachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-17630408178340211782008-05-03T22:58:00.000+09:002008-05-03T22:58:00.000+09:00hi hi! have been reading your blog for a while. I ...hi hi! have been reading your blog for a while. I love your lovely photos and detailed descriptions. love the supermarket chronicles!!! btw food in japan is very diverse yes? there are so many things that you blog about that is so interesting and as usually so pretty / presentable (yes... even the fishy photos!<BR/>take care,<BR/>mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-48408530063222219392008-05-02T18:17:00.000+09:002008-05-02T18:17:00.000+09:00Hi Tindy,Glad to know that someone in the U.S. is ...Hi Tindy,<BR/>Glad to know that someone in the U.S. is having a shirasu craving. ;) So I guess not all Westerners are afraid of being stared at by thousands of tiny fish eyes, huh?<BR/>Enjoy your shrimp tempura!obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-41406540294945291582008-05-02T12:07:00.000+09:002008-05-02T12:07:00.000+09:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-10205951890780701822008-04-30T23:55:00.000+09:002008-04-30T23:55:00.000+09:00Obachan, I LOVE fish. I miss being in Kyotango cit...Obachan, I LOVE fish. I miss being in Kyotango city - we don't have fish markets in the US like you have in Japan. And I miss shirasu - we have NONE in America, except in the Japanese shops. :D And I'm making shrimp tempura next week! ^_______^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-6969681450092630582008-04-28T07:37:00.000+09:002008-04-28T07:37:00.000+09:00Oh, my! I never expected that this post would rece...Oh, my! I never expected that this post would receive this many comments. I thought a long post like this in my “Engrish” must be boring or rather painful for you to read, but you guys are just so nice! <BR/><BR/><B>Anonymous commenter</B><BR/>I’m so glad to hear that you liked what I wrote. Reg. neko-chans, I think their status is definitely higher here than in my hometown. (In my hometown, manyobachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-74485567215522095452008-04-25T09:24:00.000+09:002008-04-25T09:24:00.000+09:00Obachan, you have a gift for storytelling. I hope ...Obachan, you have a gift for storytelling. I hope someday to be able to read a book that you wrote about your life!!!!!!!! Please, if you are a book agent, sign up Obachan to write a book!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-39784138765177424902008-04-25T06:43:00.000+09:002008-04-25T06:43:00.000+09:00Japanese people can get quite serious about their ...Japanese people can get quite serious about their fish... including myself. We had hamachi no kama for dinner last night. check it out! :) <BR/>http://mylifeisyummy.blogspot.com/2008/04/cheeky-dinner.htmlMama Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183380353007875717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-91779600361573162192008-04-25T01:31:00.000+09:002008-04-25T01:31:00.000+09:00Good post. I especially like fish and seafood and...Good post. I especially like fish and seafood and now that you are working in the seafood section, perhaps we will see more such postings. Are other non-general seafood items items popular in your store? Like Mentaiko, shokada, kazunoko/kazunoko konbu? Just wondering -- I love that kind of stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-85667086102279691402008-04-24T21:06:00.000+09:002008-04-24T21:06:00.000+09:00In Hawaii a favorite is aku (katsuo) bones grilled...In Hawaii a favorite is aku (katsuo) bones grilled over a hibachi. Also well loved is grilled ahi (yellowfin tuna) bones. By bones I mean the spinal bones of the body left after removing the fillets. Enjoyed with some shoyu dribbled over.OkiHwnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126196402369732295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-21688876219165367582008-04-24T21:01:00.000+09:002008-04-24T21:01:00.000+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.OkiHwnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126196402369732295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-81509529623288966582008-04-24T18:05:00.000+09:002008-04-24T18:05:00.000+09:00I enjoy reading about you, your work and Kochi/Tos...I enjoy reading about you, your work and Kochi/Tosa. You have a generous and delightful way of sharing your life with us. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Obachan no blog wa totemo omoshiroii to tanoshikatta desu.<BR/><BR/>Even here in Seattle we have heard of famous Kochi bonito! There are 2 runs (I think) young Spring running-out and mature fattened returning. Please set me straight if I've forgotten Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-74375012944166061302008-04-24T10:30:00.000+09:002008-04-24T10:30:00.000+09:00Obachan, reading your post made me remember shoppi...Obachan, reading your post made me remember shopping with my mom at the fishmarket in Hong Kong, where the gutted fish were so fresh I could see their hearts still beating! I hope that is not too disgusting!<BR/><BR/>Talking about saba-zushi makes me crave saba shioyaki. I tried to order it today, but the waitress thought I said salmon shioyaki and gave me the wrong thing, so my saba craving Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-37601318332276626042008-04-24T08:26:00.000+09:002008-04-24T08:26:00.000+09:00Oh Obachan! I love that you write about your day a...Oh Obachan! I love that you write about your day at work in such interesting details. You are a keen learner with a sharp eye for observation!Hollywood Tai Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447352418797874394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-62701044864600299782008-04-24T08:21:00.000+09:002008-04-24T08:21:00.000+09:00Reading about your childhood make me wonder how my...Reading about your childhood make me wonder how my parents grew up in Kochi. My mother swears by buying the best katsuobushi.yamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568625540213153913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-66714782767607331472008-04-24T07:16:00.000+09:002008-04-24T07:16:00.000+09:00Thanks for sharing. That was really nice. Looks l...Thanks for sharing. That was really nice. Looks like you did a "full circle" and now am enjoying what you enjoyed as a child on an adult level. -lanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-78069453197285252382008-04-24T06:50:00.000+09:002008-04-24T06:50:00.000+09:00reading this post made me feel so happy!Jobs like ...reading this post made me feel so happy!<BR/>Jobs like that, where you interact with a community of people, are really wonderful; thank you for sharing! And it's great that you've learned to try new things by observing the habits of your customers.<BR/>Now I want to eat fish...Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569706265730250632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-83813724579207938232008-04-24T06:08:00.000+09:002008-04-24T06:08:00.000+09:00I love reading these insights into other peoples l...I love reading these insights into other peoples lives - they're so interesting!<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't enjoy fish too much. Maybe because all the ones I get here are not fresh? :( <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I prefer watching them swim around - haha. If there's a restaurant with a fish tank, you're sure to find me staring into it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-57138388698599344092008-04-24T01:27:00.000+09:002008-04-24T01:27:00.000+09:00Whenever you write these stories I think of the mo...Whenever you write these stories I think of the movie Supaa no Onna!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879927963858160523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-90432152202221965102008-04-23T22:59:00.000+09:002008-04-23T22:59:00.000+09:00oba-chan, thanks for sharing a bit of your childho...oba-chan, thanks for sharing a bit of your childhood and daily life with us =) you sometimes seem lonely but i hope the blog helps! i'm visiting japan at the end of this year- i wish i could go to places like your town kochi! will be confined to kyoto, nara, tokyo and osaka, i think! maybe one day i can return =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-11269443988699082452008-04-23T22:13:00.000+09:002008-04-23T22:13:00.000+09:00oh joy! obachan, i am so delighted about reading a...oh joy! obachan, i am so delighted about reading all these details of your life there. i wish you wrote more of these chronicles. i loooove them, i'd pay to read about them.<BR/>all those old ladies, their routines and their neko-chan melt my heart...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com